INTRODUCTION TO ICT (INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES)

___ deals with communication technologies such as the internet, wireless networks, cellphones and other communication mediums that are being utilized today.

ICT or Information and Communications Technologies

We also use ICT to ___

locate, save send and edit information, an example being, sending files through messaging apps or mails and making video calls.

ICT primarily provides access to different types of data through ___

telecommunications

Functions/Roles of ICT in an Organization

Communication

Data Management

Marketing

Process Improvement

Enterprise Resource Planning

the availability of high speed internet provides efficient communication.

Communication

allows managing of data (ex. Text, voice, video) as the most important resource in an organization to maintain a competitive advantage.

Data Management

Includes the creation of online advertisement, filtering consumer behavior patterns through the use of different social media platforms to determine buying patters and identify new business opportunities.

Marketing

it can make human process more efficient, which includes business processes to achieve cost savings.

Process Improvement

___ is a management information system that integrates vital functions of an organization. (example: ___

Enterprise Resource Planning, sales, marketing, human resources, inventory, purchasing and accounting.

It is a system that is the combines use of hardware, software, data and human to enable processes for different purposes.

ICT System

Examples of ICT System

Supermarket Checkout System

Movie Ticket System

Automated Factories

Television Networks

Components of an ICT System

Data

Procedures

Information

People

Software

Hardware

Considered the raw materials of any information system

Data

are processes which determine what needs to be done.

Procedures

refers to the results from processing data

Information

provide data and information to the ICT system.

People

refers to a computer program used to process data

Software

refers to the physical components that make up the ICT system.

Hardware

Types of an ICT System

Information Systems

Control Systems

Communications Systems

refers to ICT systems that are set up to manage data and information

Information systems

refers to ICT systems that aim to control machines

Control Systems

refers to the use of ICT to successfully transport data from on place to another

Communications systems

Some Trends in ICT

Cloud Computing

Business Intelligence

Data Analytics

Internet of Things

Machine Learning

the use of a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to manage, process and store data, instead of a local server or computer.

Cloud Computing

This covers data analytics data mining, big data and the process and procedures which support data collection, sharing and reporting to make better decisions.

Business Intelligence

___ is carried out by businesses to determine the behavior patterns of the consumers.

Data Analytics

refers to the network of computing devices such as smart phones, coffee makers, headphones and wearable devices that provide a unique identification (UID) for internet connectivity

Internet of things

Is a subset of AI where the system can learn automatically on experience.

Machine Learning

More Trends in ICT

Convergence

Assistive Media

Social Media

Mobile Technologies

___ or technological convergence is the combination of two or more different entities in technologies to create a single device. Examples: ___

Convergence, MS docs on both smartphone and pc

___ is a non profit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments. A ___is used to read to the User

Assistive Media, database of audio recordings

___ is a website application or online channel that enables web users to create, modify and exchange user – generated data. Examples (___ )

Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, Reddit, Tiktok, Pinterest, etc.

The use of popular devices such as Smartphones and Tablets is largely because of the Devices capability to do tasks that were originally found in PC’s

Mobile Technologies

Types of Social Media

Social Networks

Bookmarking Sites

Social News

Media Sharing

Microblogging

Blog & Forums

___ are sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same Interests and background (Examples: ___)

Social Networks, Facebook

___ are sites Allow the user to store various links to websites and resources, and to tag (Examples: ___)

Bookmarking Sites, Pinterest

___ are sites that allow users to post their own news, items or links to other news sources (Examples: ___)

Social News, Reddit

___ are sites that allow you to upload and share media content, like images, music and video (Examples, ___)

Media Sharing, Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok

___ are sites that focus on short updates from the user, and those subscribed will receive updates (Example: ___)

Microblogging, Twitter

___ are sites that allow users to post content (Example: ___)

Blog & Forums, Wordpress

Types of Mobile Operating Systems

iOS

Android

Windows Phone OS

Symbian

WebOS

used in Apple devices such as IPhone and IPad.

iOS

an open source operating system developed by Google.

Android

a closed source and proprietary operating system developed by Microsoft.

Windows Phone OS

the original smartphone OS used by Nokia Devices.

Symbian

originally used for smartphones, now used for smart TV’s.

WebOS

___ is a combination of all resources (websites & databases) and user on the internet that are using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer protocol).

World Wide Web

Can also be referred to as a collection of public websites connected to the internet worldwide, together with the client devices such as computers and mobile devices that access its content.

World Wide Web

is the universe network of accessible information and embodiment of human knowledge.

World Wide Web

a vast global network that incorporates a multitude of lesser networks, it also includes the supporting infrastructure and technologies.

Internet

a communications model that through HTTP enables the exchange of information over the Internet.

Web

___ is a document that is usually written in Hypertext Markup Language and is accessible through the use of the internet or other network using browser and is accessed by entering a ___ and contain text graphics and hyperlinks to other pages of files.

webpage or website, Uniform Resource Code or URL address

Examples of Webpages

Static Webpages

Dynamic Webpages

refers to those pages that do not change its content the user can only see and read its content and has no ability to change it

Static Webpages

are those pages that enable users to be able to interact with its content such as commenting and sharing

Dynamic Webpages

___ is the readable phase of the WWW because it had flat data.

Web 1.0

There is limited Interaction between Sites and Web Users.

Web 1.0

It is called the readable phase because it only served as an information portal where users passively receive information without being given the opportunity to post reviews, comment and feedback.

Web 1.0

Characteristics of Web 1.0

1. Primarily used as catalogues (to display some information)

2. Had little interaction Capabilities

3. Representation of Static Content

4. Known as the Early Stage of the Internet

5. Only Text Emails could be written and Sent

6. Uploading images and pictures could not be done

is the second phase of WWW and is referred to as the writable phase

Web 2.0

This stage of the WWW had interactive data and facilitates interaction between users and websites meaning it allows users to interact more freely with each other

Web 2.0

Key features of Web 2.0

Folksonomy

Rich User Interface

___ allows users to categorize and classify or arrange information using freely chosen keywords, aka tagging. Examples of this are in social media websites, such as using # or hashtag

folksonomy

content is dynamic and responsive to users input. Example of this in social media website, when you logged in your account is used to modify what you see in the website.

Rich user interface

More key features of Web 2.0

User Participation

Long Tail

the owner of the website is not the only one that is also to place content on their own by the means of comments, reviews and evaluation.

User Participation

services are offered on demand rather than a one time purchase. An example of this is a subscription plan on data that charges you for the amount of time spent on the Internet or charges you for bandwidth you used.

Long Tail

This is the current phase of the WWW, this is the executable phase, because it has dynamic applications, interactive services and machine to machine interaction.

Web 3.0

In this phase, computers can interpret information like humans and intelligently generate and distribute useful content according to the needs if the user.

Web 3.0

___ is a semantic web which will lead the future of websites.

Web 3.0

Is basically a process that allows machines to quickly understand and react to complicated human request subject to their meaning

semantic web

Summary of web 1.0

Creator (makes a) Content (reads the) User

According to the inventor of the world wide web, ___, web 1.0 is ___ which means the user can only read whatever online content the creator has made

Tim Berner Lee, Read only web

Summary of web 2.0

Creator (makes a) Content (reads the) User (user reacts to) User Generated Content (creator reads) Creator

Web 2.0 is ___ which refers to the ability of the user to add content thru posting, sharing, commenting or rating

Read-Write

___ allows interaction not only in between the user and the creator but also to other users. Examples are sites like ___

Web 2.0, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Reddit

Summary of web 3.0

User (request suggestion for a restaurant) Web 3.0 Enabled Device (Scans the internet based on various data) Internet (filters the internet for the most relevant response) Web 3.0 Enabled Device (gives the response) User

___ is a concept of how the web will evolve

Web 3.0

The keyword for Web 3.0 is ___ which refers to the capability of accepting a request from the user will execute a solution or suggestion considering the behaviorla data the user

executable

Phases of the Web (Definitions)

Web 1.0: read-only

Web 2.0: read-write

Web 3.0: read-write execute

Phases of the Web (Technologies)

Web 1.0: email, hotmail, P2P sharing

Web 2.0: Blogs, Wikis, Instant Messaging

Web 3.0: Semantic Searching

Phases of the Web (Precedence)

Web 1.0: First Stage

Web 2.0: Second Stage

Web 3.0: Third Stage

Phases of the Web (Type of Web)

Web 1.0: Simply Web

Web 2.0: Social Web

Web 3.0: Semantic Web

Phases of the Web (Number of Users)

Web 1.0: Millions

Web 2.0: Billions

Web 3.0: Trillions

Phases of the Web (Basic Concepts)

Web 1.0: Connect Information

Web 2.0: Connect People

Web 3.0: Connect Knowledge

Phases of the Web (Years)

Web 1.0: 1990-2010

Web 2.0: 2000-2010

Web 3.0: 2010-2020

Phases of the Web (Associated Websites)

Web 1.0: CNN

Web 2.0: YouTube

Web 3.0: Google Maps